Warlords seized Chagcharan as Afghan capital falls to uprising
Militias overran Chagcharan in Ghor province prompting Gov. Mohammed Ibrahim to flee to Herat. Officials report 10 killed as rival warlords and tribal factions clash amid weak central control ahead of September elections. Azimi says forces regroup. Rais Salam leads attack afterOffers of department control rejected. Kabul promises disarmament stall.
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Rais Salam
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Assailants fire rockets at U.N. refugee office in Kandahar
In Kandahar, assailants fired rockets at the UNHCR refugee office wounding no one and causing some damage. The attack marks the second on the office this year. Local officials note a prior shooting that killed refugee affairs chief Hamid Agha and say Afghan and UN officials visited to assess security.
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Agha
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